Film Industry: I, Daniel Blake

1) What is independent cinema and how is it different to Hollywood blockbusters?

An independent cinema is when a certain movie is made by the director and has no collaboration with any other companies they also have a small budget and which restricts them from using too many CGI effects and not many editing effects, as a Hollywood blockbuster, for example Marvel has been acquired by Disney they are already popular and they are successful they also have a large budget and lots of CGI effects and many other editing techniques 

2) What is I, Daniel Blake about?
It is about a man who has just recovered forma major heart attack and then he wants to apply for a job but his doctor recommends that he shouldn't work otherwise it will get worse, he then comes across a woman with two kids and she has no where else to stay in which if she needs to get to a place where there is a good shelter she must go to a place which is far away and to a place where she cannot travel to3) Who directed I, Daniel Blake and why is this important?
Ken Loach directed I Daniel Blake, this is important as he was know for previous times, his movies were put in newspapers saying that he was confusing facts with opinions but later on the people started to acknowledge him and started watching his movies, one time he had projected the movie on the house or parliaments in which it is an example of guerrilla marketing .

4) How was I, Daniel Blake promoted to an audience? List at least three different methods used by the film's marketing campaign.

They used posters,trailers and even projected the movie on the house of parliaments.

5) What unusual or creative marketing methods were used to get audiences talking about the film?
They used an example of guerrilla marketing in which they projected the movie on the house of parliaments and projected a slogan or a quote on a wall


6) What was the estimated production budget for I, Daniel Blake and how much did it make at the box office?

It made $15.8 million USD in the box office

7) How can independent films like I, Daniel Blake compete with Hollywood blockbusters like Doctor Strange?
They have a potential of being a blockbuster movie and some are and just start as an indie then turnout into a blockbuster but for the producer of i daniel blake chose not to become a blockbuster, he had the potential of being a blockbuster but decided not to be a blockbuster so that he could direct the movie from his vision and how the government is portrayed 


8) In your opinion, was I, Daniel Blake a success?

I think it was as the producer chose not to be a blockbuster so that meant that he had a potential of being able to produce a blockbuster movie so that means that it could be a success even though Doctor strange was a bit of a flaw in the marvel series it still was a success.


Grade 8/9 extension tasks

Read this marketing case study on I, Daniel Blake. What does 'making a film launch a political movement' mean?
it like when a political party or something makes a change a film producer also launches the movie and they protest and they do anything to get their point around or try to show what they are trying to say or what they want or want the political group to do for them so that they can have a better life or something that simplifies their lives.


Read this Hollywood Reporter interview with executive Alex Hamilton on film marketing - including the I, Daniel Blake grassroots marketing campaign. Why was it successful?

even though it was an indie movie it was still a success because they wanted the film to be part of a blockbuster but the producer refused to become a blockbuster movie producer, if a movie was so good that a company that wants a movie to become a block buster movie must mean that it is properly made in order to become a blockbuster

Audience and industry essay - feedback and learner response

1) Copy and paste your feedback from the email in full - WWW, EBI and LR.

https://arkingcsemedia.blogspot.com/2019/11/industry-and-audience-power-essay.html
2) What was the word count for your essay?

1,127 words in total
3) What was your strongest paragraph? Why do you think it was better than others?
I think it was the music industry as i explained how people who can sing a play instruments can have a potential of being part of a successful band or artist

4) What was your weakest paragraph? Why do you think it wasn't as good as others?
I think it was my TV and industry as i forgot to include due to that paragraph being lost and i had to re write it and it was a last minute paragraph

5) How can you improve your extended writing in GCSE Media Studies in future?

Try to include more media terminology and try to explain things in more detail and read the question properly so that i don't forget to add a certain paragraph
6) Write ONE thing you have learned about the internet, audience and industry from completing this essay.
That the internet can grant anyone a certain amount of power and can let them accomplish many different tasks and reach certain levels of respect and recognition.

Doctor Strange: blog tasks

1) List the companies involved in the creation of Doctor Strange.
The companies that were in collaboration with the doctor strange movie are Walt Disney Movies and Marvel Studios  

2) What is conglomerate ownership and how does it link to Doctor Strange?When a bigger company owns a smaller range of companies called subsidiaries, this links to doctor strange as it was made by Marvel Studios and the fact that Disney has acquired Marvel.  

3) Who regulates the film industry in the UK?The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). is regulated by them 
4) What age rating was Doctor Strange given? Why?PG-13 this is because it contains  “sci-fi violence and action throughout, and an intense crash sequence,” which may be unsuitable for younger audiences

5) How was Doctor Strange promoted to an audience? List at least three different methods used by the film's marketing campaign.
They done this by posters trailers and advertising and cross-promotions.6) Analyse the film trailer for Doctor Strange. What aspects of the trailer tell you this is a big-budget blockbuster movie? this is because big successful and blockbuster movies are usually showed in IMAX theatres and the lighting and effects that are shown like how the city bends and how it was made by marvel which is a big company by itself and the fact that disney have acquired marvel. 

7) What was the production budget for Doctor Strange and how much did it make at the box office? The budget given was $165 million and made a total of $677 million.

8) Would you consider Doctor Strange a successful Hollywood blockbuster? Why?
Yes i would consider this movie as a blockbuster as the movie was made by marvel and disney owns marvel so it makes it more popular and successful an the fact that they had such a large budget and how it made its way to the IMAX theatres.

Grade 8/9 extension tasks
Read this Guardian Film Blog on Doctor Strange - plus the comments below. Did audiences consider the film a success? Why?They think that is was a success but the way that the actors were placed as they needed a a certain ethnic background but the actors were way different from what the story required e.g they were supposed to have a Nepalese actor to fit its wizard but they used a different person, the consumers figured out that it would fit better.  

Read this feature on whether there are too many Marvel sequels and spin-offs. Do you agree? I think there are a lot but crucial to the story line as when you watch the marvel movies in a certain order you late understand the concept of the whole sequel, this is a common move made by marvel by releasing so many sequels and spin-offs if they didn't do this then they would be unique and it makes it interesting by releasing so many sequels.

Film Industry: Marvel Cinematic Universe blog tasks

1) How many films are there in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)?
They have created 23 films in total

2) How much money have the MCU films made in total so far?
they have made $19.9 billion so far

3) Why did Marvel create the Avengers films?
So that all the movies go in order and they start to all link into one movie (Endgame) to build up a on big movie where all characters from the previous all come together.

4) What will Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe involve?
They will include 6 movies in total which will be made in 2020 and 2021, movies will include 

Black Widow (2020)

The Eternals (2020)

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2021)

Untitled Spider-Man: Far From Home sequel (2021)

Thor: Love and Thunder (2021)

5) What will happen with Doctor Strange and who is the main star?
The main star Benedict Cumberbatch and in phase 4 they will make a new movie on doctor strange as shown above, as marvel likes to allow space they wait and start to release a sequel as this is a common move that marvel usually do this in order to create a story or continue with the current story and t he events that have happened with it, as it says there is going to be a sequel to the doctor strange, (as shown in the web page that is being provided in the extension links)

6) Who owns the rights to Spiderman and why is the character now appearing in Marvel films?
Sony owns the rights to spiderman and he appears in marvel movies because he was originally owned by Stan lee where he originally made the marvel comics7) Which company owns the rights to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men?
The 2 companies that own them are 20th century and marvel8) Look at the very end of the article. What has Disney announced regarding TV shows on their new streaming service Disney+?

Disney have provided a new streaming service called Disney+ this is an app where you can download it on the apple TV and HBO this is where you can watch things that disney have made and they stream all of their products on the disney + channel .





Extension: 


Read this Guardian review of Doctor Strange to prepare for studying our first CSP next week. What did the Guardian think of the film?

They think that this movie is very unique a quote to prove this is "Doctor Strange is very much its own entity" (this can be found on the web page being provided) they also describe how the movie is very fascinating and it contains complex things, they talk about how unique it is by where the movie is based and how the character works and what they do, they also describe how good the editing and effects are as they say that they are very "mind-bending layers of trippy visuals" (this quote can also be found in the web page provided ).




Read this BBC feature on Marvel at 80 years old. How has it survived so long and why is the Marvel Cinematic Universe so important to the recent success of the brand?


The series started out as a comic series made by Stan Lee they included many original heroes like spider man, hulk, x-men, fantastic 4 and captain america. They later made many different comics while introducing many different characters, all comics give a backstory to the characters in the marvel universe, later they release the characters in a group to show how they work together (this usually depends on the character) later when the movie comes out it all links to the comics or the origin of the character.